April 15, 2008 Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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TOR 11
@BAL 3 CHW 4
OAK 1 BOS 5
@CLE 3 DET 6
MIN 5 SEA 11
KCR 6 NYY 5
@TBR 3 LAA 7
@TEX 4 CHC 9
CIN 5 FLA 4
ATL 0 LAD 11
PIT 2 NYM 6
WSN 0 PHI 4
HOU 3 SDP 6
COL 0 ARI 8
@SFG 2 STL 6
MIL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 18,254

Tuesday, April 15, 2008, 2:05pm
Time of Game: 2:18

Athletics

9-6

Lost 1

1st

Bob Geren

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  6  2
White Sox       0  0  0   3  1  0   0  0  X    4  5  0

W: J Danks (1-1), L: D Eveland (1-1), S: B Jenks (5)

White Sox

8-5

Won 1

1st

Ozzie Guillen

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Buck RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .170  .545    7    3   0   
M Ellis 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .233  .779   17    2   4   CS
D Barton 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .222  .683   19    8   0   
M Sweeney DH                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .298  .744    9    0   0   
E Brown LF                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .261  .656    9    3   0   SF
B Crosby SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .718   12    0   2   GDP
K Suzuki C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .347  .826   14    4   0   
C Denorfia CF                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .558   10    2   0   
D Murphy 3B                   2   0   0   0    1   2  .154  .421   15    1   0   

D Eveland P                                                              0   1
  J Devine P                                                             1   0
  K Saarloos P                                                           0   1
Totals                       29   1   6   1    3   4              112   24   8

BATTING

SF: E Brown (1, off B Jenks).

TB: M Sweeney 2; D Barton; C Denorfia; E Brown; T Buck.

GIDP: B Crosby (3).

RBI: E Brown (9).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Crosby-M Ellis-D Barton.

E: D Murphy (1); B Crosby (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: M Ellis (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Danks).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Swisher 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .883   18   10   1   HBP
O Cabrera SS                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .255  .748   20    3   3   
J Dye RF                      4   1   1   0    0   0  .340  .937   11    0   0   
P Konerko DH                  3   1   0   0    0   1  .190  .745   10    0   0   HBP
J Crede 3B                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .313  .995   16    0   6   
C Quentin LF                  3   1   1   3    1   0  .231  .784   15    5   0   HR
A Ramirez CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .364   13    2   1   2B,GDP
P Ozuna 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250    7    1   0   
  J Uribe 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .520         2   1   
T Hall C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200   11    4   0   

J Danks P                                                                0   2
  S Linebrink P                                                          0   0
  B Jenks P                                                              0   0
Totals                       29   4   5   4    3   4              121   27  14

BATTING

2B: A Ramirez (1, off D Eveland).

HR: C Quentin (2, off D Eveland; 4th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: P Konerko (2, by D Eveland); N Swisher (1, by D Eveland).

TB: C Quentin 4; A Ramirez 2; J Dye; J Crede; O Cabrera.

GIDP: A Ramirez (2).

RBI: C Quentin 3 (13); J Crede (16).

2-out RBI: J Crede.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Crede-J Uribe-N Swisher.

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Eveland, L (1-1)             4.2   5   4   3    3   2   1   2.00   23   87-49   28· 6·15    4· 7· 5· 0     39    -     0.90  -0.15
J Devine                       1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   15-10    7· 2· 1    1· 3· 0· 0          1-0    0.24   0.02
K Saarloos                     2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6   16-11    7· 0· 4    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.07   0.01
Totals                         8     5   4   3    3   4   1          34  118-70   42· 8·20    7·12· 6· 0          1-0

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Danks, W (1-1)               7.2   5   0   0    2   4   0   4.32   28   97-62   34· 8·20   12· 9· 1· 0     71    -     0.73   0.35
S Linebrink                    0.1   1   1   1    1   0   0   3.60    3   10-3     2· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.58  -0.06
B Jenks, S (5)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    2-2     2· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          2-1    1.35   0.08
Totals                         9     6   1   1    3   4   0          33  109-67   38· 8·21   14·11· 1· 0          3-1

S Linebrink faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Eveland (1); S Linebrink (1).

IBB: None.

PO: J Danks (2; M Ellis, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: D Eveland 2 (2; N Swisher, P Konerko).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Adrian Johnson, 3B - Tim Tschida.

Time of Game: 2:18.

Attendance: 18,254.

Weather: 55° F, Wind 16mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Chicago White Sox                    
1. T Buck               RF    1. N Swisher            1B 
2. M Ellis              2B    2. O Cabrera            SS 
3. D Barton             1B    3. J Dye                RF 
4. M Sweeney            DH    4. P Konerko            DH 
5. E Brown              LF    5. J Crede              3B 
6. B Crosby             SS    6. C Quentin            LF 
7. K Suzuki             C     7. A Ramirez            CF 
8. C Denorfia           CF    8. P Ozuna              2B 
9. D Murphy             3B    9. T Hall               C  

   D Eveland            P        J Danks              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  0-0  12-  2   19%  86% C Quentin       D Eveland       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Konerko Scores; Crede Scores
   b 4   0  0-0  1--  5    6%  67% J Crede         D Eveland       Walk; Konerko to 2B
   b 2   1  0-0  1--  5   -5%  50% A Ramirez       D Eveland       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   b 3   2  0-0  12-  4   -5%  50% J Dye           D Eveland       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   b 5   2  0-3  -2-  5    5%  92% J Crede         D Eveland       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Dye Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, John Danks facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  T Buck          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  6   50%  M Ellis         Walk
   O      1--      54%  D Barton        Ellis Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
          ---  5   53%  " "             Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   55%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dana Eveland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  N Swisher       Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  2   55%  O Cabrera       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   53%  J Dye           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Cabrera to 2B
   O      -2-  6   50%  P Konerko       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, John Danks facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   52%  E Brown         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Brown out at 2B/CF-SS
   O      ---  3   54%  B Crosby        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   55%  K Suzuki        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dana Eveland facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   53%  J Crede         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  7   55%  C Quentin       Walk
   OO     1--  5   50%  A Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, John Danks facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   53%  C Denorfia      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   50%  D Murphy        Walk
   O      1--  2   53%  T Buck          Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   56%  M Ellis         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dana Eveland facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   53%  P Ozuna         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   51%  T Hall          Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  6   53%  N Swisher       Hit By Pitch
          1--      54%  O Cabrera       Wild Pitch; Swisher to 2B
          -2-  6   55%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   50%  J Dye           Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, John Danks facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   53%  D Barton        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   50%  M Sweeney       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   53%  E Brown         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   56%  B Crosby        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dana Eveland facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   60%  P Konerko       Hit By Pitch
          1--  5   67%  J Crede         Walk; Konerko to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   86%  C Quentin       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Konerko Scores; Crede Scores
          ---  3   89%  A Ramirez       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  5   87%  P Ozuna         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   85%  T Hall          Groundout: 2B-1B; Ramirez to 3B
   O      --3  6   83%  N Swisher       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, John Danks facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   86%  K Suzuki        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   83%  C Denorfia      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  6   86%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   88%  T Buck          Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dana Eveland facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   87%  O Cabrera       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  3   88%  J Dye           Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   87%  P Konerko       Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B); Dye to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
   R      -2-  5   92%  J Crede         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Dye Scores/unER
                  Joey Devine replaces Dana Eveland pitching
          1--  3   93%  C Quentin       Reached on E6 (Pop Fly to Weak SS-2B); Crede to 3B
   O      1-3  3   92%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, John Danks facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   93%  M Ellis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   94%  D Barton        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   95%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Joey Devine facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   94%  P Ozuna         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  5   94%  T Hall          Flyball: RF (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  3   94%  N Swisher       Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, John Danks facing 5-6-7
                  Juan Uribe replaces Pablo Ozuna playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---  1   95%  E Brown         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   96%  B Crosby        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   97%  K Suzuki        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Kirk Saarloos facing 2-3-4
                  Kirk Saarloos replaces Joey Devine pitching
   O      ---  7   97%  O Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   96%  J Dye           Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      ---  2   96%  P Konerko       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, John Danks facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   98%  C Denorfia      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   98%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   98%  T Buck          Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
                  Scott Linebrink replaces John Danks pitching
   O      1--  2   99%  M Ellis         Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Kirk Saarloos facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   99%  J Crede         Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   98%  C Quentin       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   98%  A Ramirez       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Scott Linebrink facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   97%  D Barton        Walk
          1--      96%  M Sweeney       Wild Pitch; Barton to 2B
          -2-  3   92%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Barton to 3B
                  Bobby Jenks replaces Scott Linebrink pitching
   RO     1-3  1   96%  E Brown         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Barton Scores
   OO     1--  1  100%  B Crosby        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak SS)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation